I was walking to the classroom while wearing my headphone. I frowned when I saw Ella, Audrey and Aubrey blocking the door. They were glaring at me so badly. When I stopped in front of them, they suddenly removed the headphone from my head.
"Give that back to me, Ella!" I tried to snatch my headphone back but she would avoid it so I won't get it from her.
Oh no, please don't destroy that thing. It's a gift from my brother.
"What is this that I hear from everyone? You're with Neil on the same table?" She asked.
That bully? Geez, I knew it. He's really a disaster.
"He called me. So I went there and sat down," I answered while still trying to get my headphone.
"And not just that, we even saw you holding each other's hands!" Aubrey intervened.
I can distinguish who Audrey and who Aubrey is because they have differences in appearance. Aubrey has big boobs and beautiful hair like a newly rebonded one. The other is Audrey, flat chested and with curly hair. If I were to compare the two, Audrey is better. I don't know why.
"Hey! Were you even listening?!" She snapped her fingers. Great. The depth of my thoughts again. "Were you guys holding hands?" Ella asked again.
"No," was my only answer.
"Really?" It was as if Ella was going to break my headphone. "Give me an honest answer. Audrey and Aubrey saw you. If you deny again, I'll definitely ruin this thing!"
What if the twins lied? Geez. I have to go with the flow now or else, they will destroy my headphone.
"Y-yes. We're holding hands." Oh noes! I think I'm gonna puke just thinking about the moment earlier.
"You snake!" My eyes widened when Ella destroyed my headphones. She threw it down with all her strength and trampled on it. She giggled and the twins laughed as they watched her. I just did nothing but watch her while she destroyed my headphone. Even though it was already destroyed to pieces, Ella's still not satisfied and continued what she was doing.
"Oops. She destroyed it! HAHAHA!" Aubrey teased.
After that, they entered the classroom. I was just left here on my knees, staring at my broken headphone. I hate them.
I could feel the eyes of the people looking at me but I just ignored them. I also hear some gossips.
"I pity her."
"She deserved it. There were people who wanted to be friends with her before but she just drove them away."
"Now, no one is helping her."
I was just afraid that they might betray me, ifever I were to have friends. That's why I don’t want to have even a single friend.
This is also all your fault. You want to be my friends. I only drove you away once, but you all surrendered immediately. Your intentions are not clear. If you all badly want me as a friend, you should not give up that easily.
"Are you okay?"
My forehead knotted when someone stood infront of me and lend me a hand. When I saw who he was, I immediately pushed him. Neil, the reason why this happened to me.
"D-don't touch me." I told him.
He was surprised by what I did. When I stood up, he walked near me and touched both my shoulders. He looked at me in the eyes. He looked worried. Why?
"Who did this to you?" He seriously stated.
"I-it's none of your business," I answered while avoiding to make an eye contact with him.
I can feel his grip tightened as he held both of my shoulders.
"Who did this to you? If you don't answer, I'll lose my sanity."
My eyes widened. What is he saying? Is he serious? I looked into his eyes. He looked really serious. But, why would he do that?
"Why would you do that?" I asked him.
"Hey, dude."
We immediately turned our attention to the two people who just arrived. Neil's friends from the other section. They are Kit Pollen and Kenneth Swart. They always come to our classroom so I've met them. It is said that these three friends are famous all over the campus. I don't know if it's true or not. I don't care either.
"We'll talk later," Neil coldly stated and left with his two friends. What are we going to talk about later?
There were still students staring at me. And I heard them murmuring."What's with Marigold and Neil?""Geez, now I'm jealous.""Neil notice that geek but not us? She's not even pretty, is she?"Annoying. I don't have my headphone so I no longer have a shield from all their gossips. So I just went inside the classroom. All my classmates glared at me."What's with you, freak? Why would Neil waste his time for you? You're not even worthy of his time. You're a freak, weirdo, geek. Look at yourself, you're ugly. You're not an inch of my nail!" Ella crossed her arms infront of her chest.I just sighed. Calm down, Marigold. Just ignore them.I was about to go to my seat but.. Ella stood up and blocked me."Don't ignore me, freak.""I don't want a fight, Ella, please."But she grinned. "But I love it. And we love it. Right, guys?" Then he turned to our classmates. Most of them agree. "Now, entertain us, geek."
I looked down as I intertwined my hands. Neil and I were both sitting here on each end of the bench with distance between us. My mind's very conscious of his presence and I can't even utter a single word. I never thought a bully like him would make an interest of talking to someone like me."Gold." He coldly uttered so I looked up and sit straight. I focused my eyes straight to the garden, still conscious of Neil's presence."Y-yeah?" My heart started to beat fast. I felt so uneasy and I can't even move my own body. It's like I'm sitting beside someone superior."Go to my party. I won't accept no for an answer." He coldly stated.I frowned and slowly faced him at my side. He's staring at me with no emotion so I can't read his mind."What if... I say.. no?" I unconsciously stated. From his no emotion reaction, his eyes darkened and looked at me with strong displeasure."I told you. I won't accept no for an
I nailed my eyes on the glass I'm holding. I don't feel comfortable especially that the three ducklings are here with me. I can't even pick just an inch of food from the table because I am very conscious of my movements."You look wonderful, by the way." My eyes widened when I heard Kit spoke. Even though I'm not looking at him, I know that he is referring to me."What's wonderful with her? She looks trash," I heard Ella said."Your attitude is trash," Kit talked back.I prevented myself from laughing even though I badly wanted to let it out. I never thought Kit would say that, though."What are you laughing at, geek?" I looked up at Ella when she suddenly grabbed my arm as she stood up. She looked pissed and her grip on me tightened.I just looked at her innocently, wondering why she suddenly got pissed even though I'm not doing anything."I didn't laugh," I calmly stated."Oh, really? I know you were laughing, ugly! Don't you
I don't want attention. I don't want any eyes on me. I prefer to be alone and lock myself up in my room. I shouldn't have come here.I started to take steps backward, starting to lose my sanity. Someone, please, make me vanish. The eyes of the people around me are like those red eyes lingering in the shadows as they surround me and I am in the middle, trying to escape from these monsters."Marigold." Suddenly, light appeared. This simple brightness outstands the massive darkness, enough for me to find my way out from this nightmare."K-kit...""We're out of here." He grabbed my arm and pulled me, helping me to get out from this place. But we stopped when Neil spoke through the microphone."Kit. What are you doing?" I can still sense anger in his voice.Kit didn't answer and continued to walk with me. But I stopped so he looked at me with his forehead knotted."Why? Don't you wanna go home?" He asked.I shook my head. There's st
I stood up from my seat with my chin up. Everyone's eyes were on me as I walk out of the venue. For the first time in my life, I never thought I would be this confident. I never thought that the presence of everyone didn't make me uneasy.When I finally went out the venue, no one was around. I let out a loud sigh as I held my chest. I felt my heart pounding fast. What did I just do? I just saved Ella from the fate that she might possibly be in if I didn't interfere. I just saved someone who made fun of me, who bullied me at school. Am I doing the right thing?"So, how was the party? Isn't it too early for you to be home?" my brother asked me as soon as I entered the mansion. He was watching the TV in the living room while he's drinking something. He's sitting on the couch with his legs crossed."I'm not feeling well, brother," I stated without energy. I walked like a zombie and sat beside him. I watched the TV but my focus isn't on it but to the scene I made at
I felt an electricity that flowed through my veins the moment Neil wrapped his arm around my shoulder. Ella and some of my classmates glared at me. Shouldn't they blame Neil instead? I didn't do anything. Neil was the one who act familiar like we're friends, wherein, in fact, we're not."Oh, Oliver. You're here," Aurelia said with a smile on her face.I was waiting for the moment Neil would remove his arm but it seems like he's enjoying this. Is he crazy? He's doing this infront of his fiancé?"Are you guys friends?" Aurelia asked as she diverted her gaze to me. She's still wearing that bright and beautiful smile of her."Nope. This one's my prey." Neil answered with a smirk on his face.I looked at him beside me with my forehead knotted. But his scornful smile didn't fade when he looked at me. Oh yeah, I almost forgot this guy's a bully here."Prey?" Aurelia's forehead knotted. "What is going on here, Oliver? Are you bullying this cu
"What are you doing here?" I asked him but he just stared at me seriously, his hands both inside the pocket of his pants.He started to take steps to my direction so I gulped, feeling uneasy. Why is he staring at me like that? Did I do something wrong?"Where are you two going? What is your relationship with him anyway? Answer me, Gold. Why are you fixed up? Are you making yourself gorgeous just for Kit?"His continuous questions made my jaw dropped. How am I supposed to answer his questions all at once? And why does he care in the first place?"Can you please stay out of my business?" I frowned, as I took steps backwards. He kept on walking forward even though he's already close enough to me."Your business is my business. Answer me or I'll lose my sanity." He's really looking at me seriously that's why I shouldn't do anything that can make him mad. He's about to explode but he's trying to control himself. Why is he acting like this?"You c
I decided not to go back home just for tonight. I sat here at the side of the bridge with a stranger beside me. She's already in a middle adulthood and she's here because she's selling balut, one of the first exotic food delicacies in the Philippines. She talked a lot and I find myself comfortable being with her. She told me that she came from a poor family and has to sell balut in order for her to feed her family. She even told me everything she do isn't easy, but her family is her inspiration for her to continue this. They are happy even though they are poor. But here I am, I have everything I need, I got everything and I can buy all the things I want, however, I am not happy with my life. Isn't it funny? This just proves that life with money won't always make you happy. It is the life with your family that counts.A cold breeze touched my skin so I sat with my legs together. I hugged both of my knees and I felt the roughening of my skin."It's starting to get cold,